S
Steve Gravrock
Guest
The other day when I went to put my winter commuter into storage, I
noticed that the handlebars didn't turn freely. I opened up the headset
and found this:
<http://www.panix.com/~sdg/bike/crown-race.jpg>
The crown race is rusted and pitted all the way around. The bottom cup
is about half as bad. The bottom cup looks good, and the top cone is in
perfect condition.
The headset has maybe 2000 miles on it, but it looked like new when I
overhauled it 150 or so miles ago. Those 150 miles were mostly in harsh
conditions, but even so this kind of damage seems excessive. Could I
have done something wrong when I repacked the headset to cause this?
Beyond that, what can I do to keep a headset going in the winter?
noticed that the handlebars didn't turn freely. I opened up the headset
and found this:
<http://www.panix.com/~sdg/bike/crown-race.jpg>
The crown race is rusted and pitted all the way around. The bottom cup
is about half as bad. The bottom cup looks good, and the top cone is in
perfect condition.
The headset has maybe 2000 miles on it, but it looked like new when I
overhauled it 150 or so miles ago. Those 150 miles were mostly in harsh
conditions, but even so this kind of damage seems excessive. Could I
have done something wrong when I repacked the headset to cause this?
Beyond that, what can I do to keep a headset going in the winter?